Reflections on Childhood: A Quotations DictionaryABC-CLIO, 1991 - 398 pages |
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... Alice Meynell ( 1847-1922 ) Childhood ( 1913 ) children are never bored , because the state of boredom is so appalling to them that they scent its approach afar off , and either run away , or fall into a tragic fit of blind despair ...
... Alice Meynell ( 1847-1922 ) Childhood ( 1913 ) children are never bored , because the state of boredom is so appalling to them that they scent its approach afar off , and either run away , or fall into a tragic fit of blind despair ...
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... Alice Meynell ( 1847-1922 ) Childhood ( 1913 ) If in early childhood a boy is repeatedly told certain fundamental views and doctrines with unusual solemnity and an air of the loftiest earnestness never before seen by him , and if , at ...
... Alice Meynell ( 1847-1922 ) Childhood ( 1913 ) If in early childhood a boy is repeatedly told certain fundamental views and doctrines with unusual solemnity and an air of the loftiest earnestness never before seen by him , and if , at ...
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... Meynell ( 1886-1956 ) Alice Meynell : A Memoir ( 1929 ) Later , says Mr. Nevinson ( Henry Nevinson ) , a curate came into his life . He thrashed Latin grammar into him , opened his eyes to the beauty of Virgil , and lent him a huge ...
... Meynell ( 1886-1956 ) Alice Meynell : A Memoir ( 1929 ) Later , says Mr. Nevinson ( Henry Nevinson ) , a curate came into his life . He thrashed Latin grammar into him , opened his eyes to the beauty of Virgil , and lent him a huge ...
Contents
Acceptance and Compliance | 6 |
Adolescence | 12 |
Aggression | 18 |
Copyright | |
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